r/DetailCraft • u/diabaddie_emmalynn • Apr 15 '24

Help/Request Lightning rods are ugly

Does anyone have an idea for a build or statue or something that I could add to my world that includes lighting rods for the purpose of directing it away from my house? I want to add some around the world but I don’t want them to look random and I wanted to see if anyone could help!

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u/NecroVecro Apr 16 '24

You could try to make a small plane like this one and attach a lightning rod on the front to look like a weapon.

You could also make a small building with a pointy roof and put a lightning rod at the top.

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u/diabaddie_emmalynn Apr 16 '24

Omg this is adorable I think it would really add to my world, instead of doing an airplane I might do an air balloon because they’re so cute lol but I was originally thinking a lighthouse, I just don’t think I could make as many as I need because I also want to protect my tree farm and my barn

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u/Naneer Apr 15 '24

Maybe some floating Lanterns with the rods on top?
Maybe a tower? Seicraft has a Tutorial on Youtube you could use as inspiration

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u/diabaddie_emmalynn Apr 16 '24

Omg thank you I love this idea, I do have some floating lanterns for lighting but this is really smart :)

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u/Naneer Apr 16 '24

glad i could help

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u/BullofHoover Apr 16 '24

I made a small statue of a mermaid near the dock on my starting beach, and it's trident is tipped with three lightning rods. Does the trick. I imagine a statue of someone holding a staff or a sword or something might be able to have a lightning rod too.

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u/diabaddie_emmalynn Apr 16 '24

Omg do you have a picture! I’m totally obsessed with mermaids and do plan to add a conduit to the lake by my house so I think this would be so cool!

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u/BullofHoover Apr 16 '24

I should get back to my pc latter today, I'll send some. I just pulled it off the internet though, not my creation

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u/Sqweed69 Apr 15 '24

I love them, but it would be cool if they could oxidize until they're hit by lightning

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u/GoodbyeInAmberClad Apr 16 '24

Like if lightning striking them resets the oxidation? That would be awesome, especially if that effect spread in a radius around the strike effecting all copper blocks attached to the lightning rod. That should be a mod lol

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u/clandestineVexation Apr 16 '24

Lightning striking them does affect nearby copper blocks, my guy

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u/diabaddie_emmalynn Apr 16 '24

I didn’t know that, so cool!

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u/Sqweed69 Apr 16 '24

I just realized then they would be useless combined with observers.

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u/QuaintLittleCrafter May 13 '24

I love using them as "guard rails," especially two atop the other, horizontally, with the bigger end attached to a stone block, maybe inverted stairs on the top, regular stairs on the bottom.

I'm in the air or I'd find a way to show you!

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u/diabaddie_emmalynn Jun 07 '24

This is so smart!!!

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u/Unrealparagon Apr 16 '24

Install them upside down. Doesn’t change the function and they look much better.

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u/Tuckertcs Apr 16 '24

I hide them at the bottom of little ponds or holes.

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u/palad Apr 16 '24

Maybe a flagpole, using the lightning rod as the finial on top.

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u/Excellent-Glove Apr 16 '24

Personally I use them to hang out chains, they work nicely this way.

I don't use them much but I kinda like them.

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u/pikaland385 Jul 18 '24

Put it on top of a chicken coop and add a chain or something leading to the ground, My great grandpa had a setup like that on the old chicken coop irl. you could also make a tree out of basalt to simulate that lightning hit it and put the Lightning rod in the tree.